Medical Coding(EM-Inpatient)- Chennai

• Maintains a working knowledge of CPT-4, ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS coding principles, governmental regulations, UHDDS (Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set) guidelines, AHA coding clinic updates and third-party requirements regarding Coding and documentation guidelines
  

• Knowledge of Physician query process and ability to write physician query in compliance with OIG and UHDDS regulations
  

• Knowledge of MS-DRG (Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Groups), MDC (Major Diagnostic Categories), AP-DRG (All Patient DRGs), APR-DRG (All Patient Refined DRGs) with hands-on experience in handling MS-DRG
  

• Knowledge of CC (complication or comorbidity) and MCC (major complication or comorbidity) when used as a secondary diagnosis
  

• Understanding and exposure to Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) program to work in tandem with MS-DRG
  

• Hands-on experience in any of the Encoder tools specific to Hospital coding such as 3M, Trucode, etc. is preferred
  

• The coders assigned on the project would be reviewing Inpatient and observation medical records, determine and assign accurate diagnosis (ICD-10-CM) codes and Procedure codes (ICD-10-PCS and/or CPT) codes with appropriate modifiers in addition to reporting any deviations in a timely manner
  

• Maintains high level of productivity and quality
  

• Achieve the set targets and cooperate with the respective team in achieving the set Turnaround Time keeping an elevated level of accuracy
  

Requirements

Minimum 12 months experience in EM - IP coding

Certification is Mandatory.

Willingness to work in WFO.

Preferably immediate joiners.

Location Chennai

Benefits